Dozens of universities in Saigon lower supplementary admission scores

Few candidates confirmed admission, forcing many universities in Ho Chi Minh City to lower their admission scores in the supplementary admission round.

Admissions BoardHo Chi Minh City University of Technologysaid that the school has only received 60% of the exam result certificates of the candidates who passed their first admission wish. Therefore, the school continues to consider admission with 1,600 regular university and college quotas (equivalent to the remaining 40%).

Some majors with high enrollment targets include: Architecture, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Fashion Design, Construction Economics, Construction Management. The additional admission score is from the first admission score and above.

Candidates enrolling at a university in Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of August 19. Photo:Manh Tung

Meanwhile, the schoolHo Chi Minh City Food IndustryAdditional recruitment of 400 university students, 60 students for two international programs in Nutrition - Food Science and Biotechnology, 200 students for college. The admission score is equal to the first admission score for both admission forms based on transcripts and national high school exam scores.

Mr. Pham Thai Son - Deputy Head of Training Department - said that although the school has applied methods to filter fake applications such as calling more candidates than the quota, the fake rate is still high. "The reason is that candidates can choose two schools, each school has two majors. Even when candidates have confirmed their admission, the school is still nervous because candidates can choose another school to enroll based on their academic records," Mr. Son said.

Similar,Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Financealso recruits the remaining 35% of the quota, equivalent to 550 places for all regular university and college training programs.University of Finance and MarketingRecruiting more than 1,000 additional positions with admission scores reduced from 3.5 to 5.75 points depending on the industry compared to the first round.

Today,Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicinealso announced additional admission for 5 majors with lower scores compared to the first round: Dentistry (22.25); Nursing (20.25); Medical Technology (20.75); Ophthalmology (18.75); Public Health (20.25). Of which, Nursing has the highest additional admission target of 49.

Candidates applying to this school must submit their application by post and pay the application fee at the school no later than August 31. This school does not accept online application because the recruitment area is limited to Ho Chi Minh City.

Many other universities also announced the enrollment of thousands of additional quotas.Nguyen Tat Thanh University(3,600 targets),Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources and Environment(1,020 targets)...

At the end of the last day of receiving admission confirmation transcripts yesterday afternoon, August 19, many schools had the number of candidates submitting certificates almost reaching the quota such as Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City, University of Technology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Ho Chi Minh City National University), University of Economics of Ho Chi Minh City...

According to VNE